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Must Read: Why is Sunlight Good for Health?

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Sunlight has often been associated with the skin cancer. But current research shows something else. Professor Michael Holick of Boston University School of medicine has said that sunlight is essential and good for health as it makes our bones healthy and is also a rich source of calcium too. It protects humans from serious and lethal diseases such as osteoporosis, type II diabetes and even cancers too.

On an average, 10 minutes of sunlight a day is good for our immune system and human body as a whole. Sunlight also cheers up our mood by balancing the level of hormone inside us. Waking up early in the morning and a few minutes of jogging and exercise is a sheer bliss of life.

10 Benefits of Sunlight We Don’t Know

#10) Sunlight is a good source of vitamin D and other minerals inside human body. The UK has higher number of casualties due to heart ailments in winter than in summer. Dr Holick explained that sunlight reduces the level of high BP and thus reduces the chance of a sudden heart failure too.

#9) Only a few people know that sunlight is capable of even preventing type 2 diabetes too. A study conducted in Finland has found that deficiency in Vitamin D in children and young adults contribute to greater chance of catching Diabetes.

#8) The serious neurological disorder like the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) directly affects our Central Nervous System leading to tremors and paralysis. However, scientists have now found a direct link between MS and sunlight. Higher you have exposure to sunlight, lesser is the chance of developing MS in your later life.

#7) Enjoying a few calm and relaxing moment under sunlight on beaches could be a good way to warm your body muscles and let boost the flow of blood circulation inside body and relives your aches and other body pains.

#6) The study conducted by the US National Cancer Institute has found that people who spend greater amount of time under the sunlight have lesser risk of developing certain cancers like breast, prostate, bladder, and stomach cancers.

#5) Nearly one in five women suffer from their Menstrual Cycle problems and other ovary-related diseases. They can alleviate such problems by intake of more sunlight and Vitamin D related substances. It reduces the fertility related problems too.

#4) Sunlight is a rich source of producing White Blood Cells (WBC) that helps you fight infections and bacteria.

#3) Spending mornings in the bright sunlight is the best way to reduce your weight, though very lesser people know about it. Sunlight helps lowering the body mass index to keep you in shape without consuming those fat pills or engaging in troublesome exercises.

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#2) Sunlight promotes hair growth in a natural way without putting too much strain on your hair or adding too many shampoos and oil. A few minutes of sunlight on the hair boost the epithelial cells. But don’t overdo it.

#1) Sunlight protects you from arthritis. The disease is itself a very nagging and irritating one as the patient suffering from arthritis tends to find it difficult to walk and do his or her regular stuff. Sunlight and Vitamin D help one reduce the risk of developing arthritis as it affects the bone. Sunlight does strengthen our bones.